Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- use containers and virtualization as a programming and production platform for software systems
- design, create and manage a virtualized environment for an application project
- compare different hypervisors and cloud services to identify the strengths and weaknesses relevant to the solution
- utilize and maintain different operating systems (Linux/Windows) efficiently in a virtualized environment
- manage (private) cloud platform efficiently and securely and understand private/public cloud notable differences

Timing and attendance

The course will be delivered at the Lappeenranta Campus.

Learning material and recommended literature

Material delivered in Moodle, during classes, www*.

Learning environment

Moodle, class (possibly zoom)

Student time use and work load

The indicative amount of work is 405 hrs. The actual amount of work depends on the student.

The required course assignments must be completed.

Contents

Material delivered in Moodle, during classes, www*.

These will be clarified during the class hours.

Assessment criteria

Course evaluation consists of the weekly tasks and possibly exams.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

Not able to reach level 1 criteria.

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student and the group have been able to cooperate productively and document their work. The student and the group are able to present their output to other students as instructed. The output mainly meets the criteria of the assignments.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student and group deliverables (for example, presentations) are clear and logical.

They clearly show the implementation in accordance with the tasks given and any deviations have been reported. The student's and group's deliverables reflect an understanding of the work, e.g. the terms and professional words are correct. The student and group members also talk about what they have learned and solutions to challenges (reflection).

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student and group deliverables (for example, presentations) are clear and logical.

The student's and group's deliverables also contain a link to the theory of the course, and you can compare and justify with facts the solutions that have been used in the work. The student and the group have been able to add something extra they came up with to the work. The presentations are illustrative and things are explained with the help of examples